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Looking Back to Accelerate Forward: Toward a Policy Paradigm that Advances Equity and Improvement

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Longtime Aspenite and TV vet goes under the sea for debut novel-in-verse

It’s a good time for a timeless book. Especially one that rhymes. Longtime Aspenite and Emmy-winning broadcaster Greg Lewis had been working on a project for nearly seven years that fits that description. At the end of 2020, he self-published “Chasing Wonder,” an aquatic life lesson written in six-line rhyming stanzas that follows the journey of a lovable oyster named Wonder who has been thrown out of his bed (his oyster bed, that is). “Chasing Wonder” defies categorization as it mixes elements of a children’s book with messages that resonate in an almost spiritual sense. Think Dr. Seuss meets the Dalai Lama. Taking place under the sea in a land called “Curiosity” (forgive me, for it is hard not to fall into the rhyming mode and mood of the tale) the book follows our little oyster friend as he meets and confronts the kinds of existential challenges that afflict us all.

Creating Conditions for Student Success: A Policymakers' School Climate Playbook

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program and ExcelinEd have partnered to develop Creating Conditions for Student Success: A Policymakers’ School Climate Playbook. The report contains real-world, proven school climate strategies along with a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate. In addition to the report, the following resources identify funding opportunities, policy considerations, and tools for state policymakers to communicate the value of school climate work: Federal Relief Funding to Build Healthy School Climates: Outlines opportunities and examples for state, district and school leaders to use Education Stabilization Funds to help schools innovate and improve the learning environment. is an at-a-glance reference for principals and leadership teams to quickly identify high-priority actions for both virtual and in-person settings.

Gratitude, Celebration, and Learning in Tumultuous Times

Gratitude, Celebration, and Learning in Tumultuous Times Dear Colleagues, As I reflect on the collective work of the education community in 2020, I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the compassion and tenacity of our education first responders from central office administrators to cafeteria workers and of course teachers and principals who selflessly worked to support students, building relationships, belonging, and connectedness in a time of great disruption. While there were and continue to be great challenges to teaching and learning, I hope that we can all find time to celebrate these heroes and learn from their service. As schools and districts began to shut down in March, the Aspen Education and Society Program set an aggressive pace in convening and creating resources for state and local leaders. Vision, values, and strategy are only more important during times of volatility and crisis, so we created spaces for leaders to lift up from the day-to-day to look both deeply an